Machine gun



May 5, i936. R. J. RICKENBACHER '2,039,939

MACHINE GUN Filed NOV. 19, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet l @www May 5, 31936. R..1. RICKENBACHER 2,039,936

MACHINE GUN Filed NOV. 19, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 www@ Patented May 5,1936 UNI 'I'I'l` STATES MACHINE GUN:

Robert J: Rickenbacher, Columbus, Ohio, assignor to The Kilgore Mfg.Company, Westerville, liio,ay corporation of Ohio Application November19,1934?A SerialNo. 753,561

'I'Clams` It is the object of this invention to. provide. a toy machinegun pistolwith the handlezpermanently attached for operating the gun,but so arranged that it can be moved from an operative position, whereit can be easily moved by hand I It is a further object oftheinventionto provide av toypistol with timed feeding.. and. firingmechanism, preferablyutilizinga. perforated strip of ammunitiontwithouta 'trigger but with an. operating handle so that it may be fired rapidlyor 'continuouslyas v`in a. machine gun.

Theseand otherffeatures will.l appear fromv the following descriptionftakenl in connectioni with I thedrawings.

y Referring; tothe drawings: Y

Figure. aside elevation. of. the pistol taken from. the ,righthandiside, showingh the operating handle. in: inoperative position;

Figure 2 is a fronti elevationzof' the pistol as shown Figure 1.

Figure 3; isk a top:I plan.` view of; the vpistolas show-n in` Figure:1.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the pistolwith thefbarrel broken away,showing the handle in operative position.`

Figure 5 is an elevation of the lefthandi side ofthe pistol;

Figure 6'V is anI elevation of' the righthand' side ofv the pistol,showing the handle in operative 40y position.

Figure 'lis a front elevation off the pistol as 'shownH in Figure 6.

Figure 8 shows part of thestripof ammunition.

A4:5 FigureQ shows the leftliand'side ofV the pistol With the closurefor the ammunition chamber open.

Figure 10 is a side elevation of the inside of the lefthand side of thepistol. 5*'0 Figure 11' is ahorizontall section substantially on.theline I ,I-I-I` of- Figure 9', showing the handle in inoperativeposition.

Figure 12 is an. inside. view. of! the. righthand side .of the pistol,.showing the. operating. par-ts 545' supported thereby.

Figure 13. is a section substantially on the line I3--I3 of Figure 9.

Figure 14` is a-section on the line I4I4 of Figure 9, showing the handlein an inoperative position and in a position to bev moved so that itvWill lie substantially parallel with one side of the pistol.

Figure. l5 is a view similar to Figure 12I but showing the hammer in a.position to be released for. striking the ammunition. on the anvil. 10

Figure 16is a section showing the relation between the-handle and therotary anvil, with. the anvil in inoperative position but in apositionso it maybe readily moved tooperative position.

Figure 17 is a. view similar to Figure 16: but 15 showing the-handlefully in its operative position.

FigureA 18is a view similar to FigureY 17 except that thehandle is inthe reverse positionto that shown in Figure 17' 20 Figure. 19 is a Viewshowing the hub end of the rotatable anvil.

Figure 20-is a View showing the end of the rotata-bleanvil` opposite thehub end.

The pistol. has anouter casing formed of two 25 .sides,. a lefthandside. I and a righthandv side 2,

joined. together by means of bolts or screws 3. The. numera-l-4represents the butt or grip end ofthe pistol, While the numeralv 5represents the barrel. I'Ihe-part or side 2 has therein one-half 6 of Aan ammunition chamber, While the other half is formed in. aremovable andpivoted part 'I.. This part. 'If is pivoted to the. two sidesby means ofa lug. 8, which. has ay hole thereinv through which one of. the bolts orscrews 3 passes. This part 'I .hasextending laterally therefrom aprojection la,

which is engaged by the nger of the operator so that thepartisheldinclosedposition but may be readily-removed for opening the chamber when40 thenger is-removed from. the opening provided therefor between the.ammunition chamber and thegripor buttof the pistol.

In. theammunition chamber is a pin or projectionllfadapted to supportaroll I0-of ammuni- 45 tion. formed of a stripII. On theinside-of thecasing and. on the. side. I is a boss I2, which has extendingtherethrough. ahole I3 for receiving a plunger I4. This plunger has onits outer end a limiting shoulder I5.' and. on its innerv end a 50 head.I6 adapted to. be. engaged by oneend of a coilspring IIY. whichsurrounds the plunger and hasitsother end in engagement with the bossI2l for causingn the plunger to move inwardly. Within. the casing andYbetween the boss I2 and.v 55

ed to receive a crank member 23 for rotating the Y anvil. This crank hason one end a handle 23a, f

while its otherr end is slightly bent at 24to form a neck part whichprojects through the hole in the hub into the cone-shaped cavity. v

This neck part has on its end a ball 25 which is sufficiently large toprevent the handle becoming displaced by the ball passing `through thehole vin the'hub. This ball has von one side thereof a cam member 26.,yThis ball and cam member are in engagement with the head on the innerend of the plunger I4, andthe spring I'I tends to hold the headv inengagement with the ball 25 and the cam member 26. The handle'hasthereon a lugZI adapted to t in eitherv one of the notches 22 so thatthe anvil may be rotated by v a rotation of the crank. f,

' vFigures v17 and 18'show the crank in a; position with the lug in oneof the notches 22 so that a rotation of the crank Will rotate theanvilfand 'feed the ammunition strip. When the crankv is in thisposition the handle 23a is in the position v shown in Figure 4. Thecrank may be swung so that the lug 21 is withdrawn'from the notch 22,

and wheny so withdrawn ythe crank may assume a position substantiallyparallel with the sideof f the pistol, as shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3.When the crank is infthis position the pistol maybe carried in thepocket, or it may be placed in'y a carton or casev provided therefor. v

The spring I'I forcing the head I6 against the cam member 26 tends tohold the crank in in' operative position. Whenthe crank is in `operativepositionA the head I6, acted upon by the spring I'I engaging Vthe ball,tends to hold the crank in operative position for rotating the anvil.

The anvil is in the formof a hollow drum and has on its periphery aplurality of radially extending projections 28 adapted to extend throughholes 29 in the strip of ammunition II. These holes 29 for receiving thefeeding projections alternate with ammunition charges 30. The rotationof the anvil will cause the ammunition strip to advance, due to theprojections extending through the holes 29. As the strip of ammunitionadvances and is red the used end will pass out through an outlet 3|provided therefor in the top of the pistol.

For the purpose of iiring the ammunition a hammer 32 is provided whichis Vpivotally mounted upon a pivot member 33 in the-form of a pinextending from the inside of the righthand side of the pistol casing.,For the purpose of urging the head of the hammer toward the anvil aspring 34 is provided. This spring intermediate its ends is coiled andts over the pivot of the hammer while one end is engaged by a postA 35and its other end ts into a pocket 36 provided therefor in the hammer.This spring and its relation to the hammer are shown in Figure 12.

The end of the hammer remote from its pivot is provided with a head 31adapted to engage'the ammunition for ring. Adjacent the head and betweenthe head and the pivot of the hammer is a lifter arm 38A adaptedA to beengaged by the projections 28 on the rotatable anvil for the purpose ofwithdrawing the'hammer so that under y 'the inuence of the spring 34 itmay again engage the anvil to re the ammunition after the pro'r jectcnhas passed beyond the lifter arm in the course rof rotation. f f

For the purpose of stripping the used end of the'strip of vammunitionfrom the rotatable anvil a spring 3 9 -is provided, which is supportedat one end in the barrel of the pistol by means of sup,- portingprojections or lugs 40, and has on its other end astripper 4I closelyengaging the periphery of the anvil and provided With a notch 42 throughwhich the projections pass during the rotation vof theV anvil. Thepistol is provided with av finger guard 43 located between theammunition chamber and the butt or grip of the pistol.

The present pistol is a machine gun type of pistol, in which theammunition is fed from a yroll by meansvof a rotating anvil havingprojections thereon adapted toy pass through openings vin the v strip ofammunition for feeding purposes. rThe projections on the vrotatableanvil serve not only as instrumentalities for feeding the strip vofammunition but they serve to operate the hammer vby engaging the lifterarmv38.

rWhen this arm is engaged by any one'of they projections 28` the hammerheady is withdrawn f from the anvil and at the same time the strip ofammunition is fed forwardly s0 one of the charges 30 is brought forwardto be engaged by the head of the hammer after the projection passesbeyond the lifter arm so that the hammer will be brought into impactwith the ammunitionr strip, due to the actio'noithe spring 34.v

Thefammunition chamber, as will be observed from an examination ofFigures 9 and 12, is located on thev side of the anvil opposite thatpart on which the ammunition is tired.v This prof tects the ammunitionand also makes it possible to provide an ammunition chamber that isaccessible and readily closed by means of the member I pivotallyconnected to the barrel end of the pistol. This member 'I also has aprojection adapted tobe engaged by the finger of the operator so thatthe member I will be held in a position to close the ammunition chamberand protect'the ammunition located therein.

It will be understood that I desire to comprep hend Within my inventionsuch modifications as come within the scope of myclaims and my in-;ventifon'.. Having thus-fully described my invention, what I claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters 1. In a toy pistol, a pair of sidemembers, one side member havinga hole therein, a rotary anvil having a hub thereon projecting into thehole,

said anvil and hub having an axial cavity therein,

a spring-pressed.plunger slidably supported by the other side member andprojectinginto the cavity, a handle member having a ball onV one endfitting in said acvity and engaged by the plunger,

and cooperating means on the hub and the handle member whereby the anvilmay be rotated by the handle member;

2. Ina toy pistol, a pair of side members, one side member havingahole'therein, a rotary anvil havingr a hub thereon projecting into thehole, saidanvil and hub havingV an axial cavity therein, aspring-pressed plunger' slidably supported by .theother side.` memberand,Y projecting into the 1 cavity, a handle member having a ball on oneend fitting in saidfcavity and engaged by the plunger, and cooperatingmeans on the hub and the handle member whereby the anvil may be rotatedby the handle member, said ball having a cam thereon engaged by theplunger to hold the handle adjacent one side member.

3. In a toy pistol, a pair of side members, one side member having ahole therein, a rotary anvil having a hub thereon projecting into thehole, said anvil and hub having an axial cavity therein, aspring-pressed plunger slidably supported by the other side member andprojecting into the cavity, a handle member having a ball on one endfitting in said cavity and engaged by the plunger, and cooperating meanson the hub and the handle member whereby the anvil may be rotated by thehandle member, said cooperating means comprising a lug on the handlemember fitting in a notch in the hub.

4. In a toy pistol, a pair of side members, one side member having ahole therein, a rotary anvil having a hub thereon projecting into thehole, said anvil and hub having an axial cavity therein, aspring-pressed plunger slidably supported by the other side member andprojecting into the cavity, a handle member having a ball on one e'ndtting in said cavity and engaged by the plunger, and cooperating meanson the hub and the handle member whereby the anvil may be rotated by thehandle member, said ball having a cam thereon engaged by the plunger tohold the handle adjacent one side member, said cooperating meanscomprising a lug on the handle member tting in a notch in the hub.

5. In a toy pistol, a pair of side members, one of said side membershaving a hole therein and the other side member having a boss extendingtoward the hole, a rotary anvil having on one end a hub projectingthrough the hole and a central cavity into which the boss projects, aspringoperated plunger on the boss in the cavity, a handle having oneend loosely mounted in the cavity and engaged by the plunger, and meanson the handle engaging the hub whereby the handle will rotate the anvil.f

6. In a toy pistol, a pair of side members, one of said side membershaving a hole therein and the other side member having a boss extendingtoward the hole, a rotary anvil having on oneend a hub projectingthrough the hole and a central cavity into which the boss projects, aspringoperated plunger on the boss in the cavity, a handle having oneend loosely mounted in the cavity and engaged by the plunger, and meanson the handle engaging the hub whereby the handle will rotate the anvil,said means comprising a lug fitting in a notch in the hub.

7. A new article of manufacture for use as an operative mechanism foratoy pistol comprising a rotating member having a transverse slot in itsface and a ball-receiving socket, an operating handle having a ball onone end thereof mounted in said socket, means forfyieldingly holdingsaid ball in said socket, and a shoulderon said handle adjacent saidball adapted to engage in one of the slots on the face of the rotatingmember, the

, other of the slots being adapted to receive the

